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American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus
Temminck, CJ, 1820
Ostrero Común
Piru-piru
Family: Haematopodidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Ostrero Pardo.

Synonyms: Hamatopus palliatus.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)14/10/2025Jorge Iriberri
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)08/07/2023Diego Oscar
MolluscsCholga (Aulacomya atra)06/02/2022Matias Petroccello
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)21/09/2018Mauricio Silvera
CrustaceanCangrejo de las Rocas (Cyrtograpsus angulatus)09/12/2017Hernán Tolosa
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)13/08/2016Diego Oscar
MolluscsOliva Inflada (Olivancillaria deshayesiana)08/12/2015Pablo Marcelo Meyer
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)17/10/2015Diego Oscar
MolluscsUña de Vieja (Tagelus plebeius)20/09/2014Diego Oscar



Number of Photography: 1046

Foto
Photography ID: 683094
  Adult
Reta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/10/2025
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 682404
  Adult
Caleta Olivia
Santa Cruz
Argentina
04/05/2026
Graciela Antenucci
Foto
Photography ID: 680985
  Adult
Balneario Reta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/30/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 680665
  Adult
Las Toninas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2024
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 680664
♂ ♀  Adult
Partido de Coronel Rosales
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/30/2023
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 680663
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/31/2021
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 679588
  Adult
Quequén
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/09/2026
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 678417
  Adult
Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/07/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 677471
  Adult
Hornopirén
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
02/02/2026
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez



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Number of Films: 11





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Number of Records: 2319



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245923411/04/202618:20ArgentinaRío NegroLas Grutas8Mariano Costa
245814305/04/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzPlayas de Caleta Olivia, Caleta OliviaGraciela Antenucci
245526030/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbufera de Reta, Balneario RetaLiliana Rubilar Puerta
244704714/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino a Tapera de López, Reserva Natural Punta RasaAlec Earnshaw
245212909/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino entre Quequén y Costa Bonita, QuequénFernando Alberto Segura
244888207/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta RasaNino A. Grangetto
244853907/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta RasaPablo Eguia
244111701/03/2026ArgentinaChubutIsla EscondidaZulima América Schupbach
244036317/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar Chiquita, Mar Chiquita1Victor Hugo Michelini
243839717/02/2026ArgentinaChubutCerro Avanzado, Puerto MadrynDolores Fernandez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 21/04/2026.